Xbox Boss Expects PS4 Price Drop In US

[UltimateGamer1982]

ils411 said:

Aeolus451 said:

The xbox one with kinect was the only option til they were forced to "unbundle" it to slash the price down to match the PS4's price. It's a pricecut because the kinect originally was meant to be a part of the xbox one and the feature was removed to drop the price. The PS3 had features removed to drop it's price. That was a price cut too.

regardless of original intentions, the fact remains, the xbox one currently priced at $349.00 is not the same as the "launch" sku and doesn't have kinect.

The xbox one with kinect is still very much alive and available for purchase at $449.00. A $150.00 price cut would mean that the original xbox bundle price of $499.00 would now be $349.00  WITH Kinect. But that's not the case is it?

Again, to be really considered as a price cut, it should offer the same value as the original. no kinect, not a $100 price cut. palin and simple.

I'm guessing you're reffering to the original model that came in 60Gb and 20Gb with the PS2 inards to allow for some B/C. then tints.hey gutted it and came out with the 80Gb and 40Gb with no PS2 guts and no B/C and with lesser USB slots..

No, those are not price cuts. What they are are new models/new skus and new entry points. But would it sell the way it sold if it were advertised as such? Of course not, hence calling it a "price-cut" for marketing purposes.

 

That's odd, I haven't seen that sku since last year. It's not in stores or Amazon, other than third party resellers who have it used.

Only found it on the Microsoft store for$499, not $449. 

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/pdp/Xbox-One-+-Kinect/productID.285169400

 

That sku died once they cut the price, since only a handful of ppl wanted Kinect.